4:24 PM,
Apr. 9, 2013

The renovated and open-to-the-public dining room at the culinary labs at Westchester Community College in Valhalla.

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Everyone's heard of the student-run restaurants at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, but did you know that you can sample the cuisine of up-and-coming chefs closer to home?

A new dining room run by the students in the Culinary Arts and Management program at Westchester Community College in Valhalla opens at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with a special presentation by local celebrity chef Peter X. Kelly. The event will also feature tours of the new space and its state-of-art kitchens.

The restaurant and culinary arts lab are part of a $19 million renovation and expansion of the student ...